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09 Jul 98 - 06:37 PM (#32177) Subject: The Physician's Lament From: Mountain Dog In the finest of old folk traditions, I've made free with a suggestion made by Joe Offer in a recent post and dashed off a ditty combining his idea of a physician's lament and them low-down, no-count HMO Blues. Herewith, I submit: The Physician’s Lament To the tune of Lady Franklin’s Lament (With thanks to Joe Offer and apologies to Lord and Lady Franklin)
A poor physician, his spirits bent, From his old squeeze-box wrung this sad lament Of cruel treatment by a dreadful foe, That bete noir yclept “The HMO”.
“When first I signed on, it made me smile, But now I suffer in this durance vile: I see ten patients where one used to do, ‘tis now the only way I'll ever get through!
“And now these claim forms do cause me grief, I fill and mail’em by the bale and sheaf, Until some bureaucrat with fell leaden pen Doth strike them through and send them back again!
“’Tis incomplete!’ is the dour refrain Of these insurance men who cause me pain, Delaying payments that I fain would send On me new Porsches and Mercedes Benz!”
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09 Jul 98 - 06:50 PM (#32180) Subject: RE: The Physician's Lament From: Joe Offer Bravissimo!!!!-Joe Offer- |
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09 Jul 98 - 09:02 PM (#32200) Subject: RE: The Physician's Lament From: alison Hi, Yes this is what I was hoping to find in the other thread. Now if only Joe would post the tune........ Thanks Mountain Dog. Slainte alison |
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09 Jul 98 - 10:04 PM (#32211) Subject: RE: The Physician's Lament From: Joe Offer Click here for the tune, Alison. -Joe Offer- |
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10 Jul 98 - 07:48 PM (#32270) Subject: RE: The Physician's Lament From: Susan of DT There's always Dr Freud in the DT |